The Lie of Male/Female Pay Disparity

[foreverbeach]

So I saw another study lamenting the disparity in pay between men and women. This one tells us that "Corporations Pay Women CFOs 16 Percent Less Than Men". My answer is so what? Is that supposed to be some sort of injustice? Let's apply some logic

Comments

[anfalicious]

The main issue with pay disparity is that female dominated industries (nursing, teaching, aged care, etc) are less well remunerated for similar skills, risks and effort than male dominated industries.

[il_mio_gufo]

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[my_wits_end]

It's a misconception that women get paid less for doing exactly the same job, because that's illegal in ~most~ countries, but the fact that a woman is less likely to get the higher paid ones for those reasons above is what contributes to the pay disparity figures.

Similarly, it's a misconception that people smoke marijuana in the US, because that's illegal in ~most~ states.

While I agree it doesn't make sense to compare part-time to full time, I can only assume that you are unfamiliar with the statistics showing that women are paid less for full-time year round work than men working the same. And please explain why you think the potential to get pregnant ought to be a valid reason to discriminate against a woman who does not intend to have children.

[foreverbeach]

For the same reason that men pay higher auto insurance premiums because of potential to get into more severe (costly) accidents than women.

[my_wits_end]

You said it was a misconception that gendered income disparities exist for the same job. That is, in fact, what the original post was about. The OP actually gives one example of these statistics for men and women CFOs.

I linked another example regarding starting physician salaries in a comment below. Here is the abstract: http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/30/2/193.abstract

[harry_beast]

Women (and men) are fully aware of the remuneration for various industries and career paths.
Your point would suggest that women are paid less because of their own career choices.